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Chief Automation Tester in Java
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We are seeking a Chief Automation Tester to join our dynamic team remotely.
The successful candidate will lead our automation testing efforts for a cutting-edge financial technology project in collaboration with a multinational banking corporation. You will be responsible for ensuring that the software products deliver high-quality results by creating and implementing automated testing frameworks using Java and tools such as Serenity BDD, REST Assured, Apache JMeter, and Microsoft Azure. As a Chief Automation Tester, you will also mentor and lead a team of automation testers and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software products.
Responsibilities
- Participate in team Scrum meetings to review requirements, specifications and technical design documents as to provide meaningful feedback
- Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
- Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities
- Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open-source tools
- Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs
- Expand and maintain the automated test suite for the services we create
- Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet business needs
- Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts
Requirements
- 7+ years of work experience in quality assurance in software development
- 2+ years of relevant leadership experience
- Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
- Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases
- Experience working with automation testing tools such as Serenity BDD and JMeter
- Experience with Microsoft Azure
- Hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing
- Hands-on experience with automated testing tools. Based on work with Selenium in Java, experience in one of those is required
- Proficient English (written and spoken) B2
Nice to have
- Experience working within a Scrum development framework
- Experience with performance and/or security testing is a plus
- Experience with Postman
- Background in Payments
Benefits
- International projects with top brands
- Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
- Healthcare benefits
- Employee financial programs
- Paid time off and sick leave
- Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
- Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
- Global career opportunities
- Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
- EPAM Employee Groups
- Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn